10/2/2013
Reed Hollinshead
ITD Communication
208-334-8881
reed.hollinshead@itd.idaho.gov
Eagle Road third lane between I-84 and Franklin coming next spring
BOISE - The Idaho Transportation Department will widen southbound Eagle Road (Idaho 55) by adding a third lane between Franklin Road and Interstate 84 starting in spring 2014. The work is expected to be completed a few months later.
"By providing a dedicated right-turn lane for Eagle Road drivers turning west onto I-84, the project will enhance safety and ease congestion by helping traffic flow more smoothly in this area," said Dave Kuisti, ITD southwest Idaho engineering manager.
RADIO: Click here for Kuisti's sound bite.
ITD will provide additional information to the public before construction begins.
This section of Eagle Road carries 46,000 vehicle trips per day. There have been 184 crashes in this half-mile stretch during the last five years, involving more than 420 vehicles and 650 people. Those crashes have resulted in millions of dollars in economic cost to the taxpayers of Idaho.
Click here for a picture of traffic stacking up in the right-hand lane of southbound Eagle Road.
